Comparison

Typiora Keyboard vs Cool Type Keyboard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Typiora Keyboard

This keyboard extension offers a wealth of customization options, including unique themes, particle effects, and a variety of fonts. It enhances typing with features like cursor control, quick deletion, and smart prediction, while prioritizing user privacy.

Highlights
  • Customizable themes and theme creator
  • Particle effects and custom sounds
  • Hundreds of fancy fonts
  • Cursor control and quick delete
  • One-hand mode
  • Smart prediction and shortcuts
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Typiora is an amazing keyboard extension that has a lot of powerful features to help you to type with fun and convenient like Cursor Control, Swipe to Delete, Swipe to Type, Text-Case Control, ForceTouch-Capitalize, Alternate Key, Numbers Row, Shortcuts, or One-Hand Mode. It's also very easy to design your own theme with a powerful Theme Customizer. Choose from mood presets or fine-tune every detail in Advanced mode. Be unique and creative! You can also enjoy beautiful effects inside Typiora keyboard. Create your own effect with the Effect Editor and share it with your friends! Typiora can change your text into hundreds of fonts to impress your friends. Boring of click sound? Typiora brings fun to your typing with different sounds on every touch. Typiora Store allows you to browse and download themes, effects, fonts, sounds, and keyboard layouts from a growing community of creators. Highlight features: • Awesome Themes: Hundreds of cool themes. Create your own Theme and share with your friends • Theme Editor: Design from mood presets or go Advanced for full per-element control • Particle Effects: Your keyboard is more lively with beautiful particle effects • Effect Editor: Create and customize your own particle effects • Fancy Fonts: to make words look exquisite • Sounds: Type with different sounds or even a song, no more boring click sound • AI Grammar Check: Fix grammar, spelling, and punctuation instantly • AI Translate: Translate your text into 30+ languages right from the keyboard • AI Rephrase: Rewrite in Formal, Casual, Concise, Polite, or Funny tone • AI Continue Writing: Let AI complete your sentences and paragraphs • Typing Stats: Track your speed, accuracy, words typed, and daily activity • Typing Personality: Discover if you're a Speed Demon, Night Owl, Emoji Artist, and more • 44+ Achievements: Unlock milestones for typing, gestures, and AI usage • Cursor Control: Drag to move the cursor quickly • Quick Delete: Swipe to delete, repeat deletion and word deletion • Forward Deletion: Delete text on the right • Swipe to Type: Glide across keys to type entire words • One-Handed Mode: Shrink the keyboard to type easily with one hand • Smart Prediction: Next-word guessing and auto correction • Emoji Suggestions: Context-aware emoji with 300+ country flag suggestions • Calculator: Evaluate math expressions in the suggestion bar • Unit Conversion: Convert units instantly as you type • Shortcuts & Text Templates: Type less and faster, shortcuts are used as text templates • Alt-Keys: Fast number input • Number Row: Addition number row on top • Case Sensitive: Keyboard buttons in lowercase or uppercase • Text-Case Control: Fast switching text to uppercase, lowercase or capitalize • Responsive Theme: Theme system supports both Light and Dark mode • Typiora Store: Browse and download community themes, effects, fonts, sounds, and keyboards • Multi-Language: English, Vietnamese (Telex & VNI), Emoji, and more downloadable layouts • New Emoji: Quick access to full new emoji set • Pictographics: Access to hundreds of special symbols and text-arts • Test Lab: Section to test your keyboard to see how it reacts to every type of text fields • iCloud Sync: Your typing stats sync securely across your devices Typiora DOES NOT require Full Access, but still being recommended in order to update/improve database, play sound, or use AI features. Typiora takes your privacy very seriously, it DOES NOT collect anything you type. Your typing stats are stored only on your device and private iCloud. Typiora Premium unlocks all themes, effects, fonts, sounds, and AI features with one subscription. Free users enjoy smart gestures, basic plugins, typing stats, text templates, and multi-language support. Follow Typiora at: facebook.com/Typiora twitter.com/Typiora www.typiora.app Email: contact@typiora.app

About

Cool Type Keyboard

Express yourself with custom fonts and themes directly from your keyboard. Personalize your typing experience by matching your keyboard to your outfit or surroundings. Supports all chat and messaging apps on iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Creative font styles
  • Customizable keyboard themes
  • Match theme to photos
  • Supports all messaging apps
  • Over 100 font styles
  • Regular updates
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Write with style everywhere using your keyboard!!! Dress Up! Change theme to the keyboard by taking a picture! Pair your keyboard with your clothes or with colors that surround you Exclusively for apple iOS devices! Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPods All applications for chat and messaging are supported! If you can type you can use it :) Just activate and select the custom keyboard and start typing (Instructions in app) More than 100 different styles!!! Constantly updated and improved. Write suggestions and recommendations in the review to help us create new styles ϖƦĬŦℨ ϖĬŦℌ ṨŦƳĹℨ! Ⓤⓢⓔ ⓣⓗⓔ ⓡⓘⓖⓗⓣ ⓦⓞⓡⓓⓢ Sǝup ɟnuuʎ ɯǝssɐƃǝs Дↁↁ эмотіоиѕ то Ўоцѓ соммэитѕ

Screenshots

Typiora Keyboard4 screens
Cool Type Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Typiora Keyboard at none against Cool Type Keyboard's shown. Typiora Keyboard also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (82% vs 57%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Typiora Keyboard sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Cool Type Keyboard sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Typiora Keyboard against 4.4 for Cool Type Keyboard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Typiora Keyboard has 468 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Typiora Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 57% of Cool Type Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Typiora Keyboard ships an update every 3 weeks, Cool Type Keyboard every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Typiora Keyboard versus Cool Type Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypiora KeyboardCool Type Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (468 ratings)4.4 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings468 — better42
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNam KennicSalvatore Petrazzuolo

Customer experience

Typiora Keyboard

All ratings468 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative8.7%

Cool Type Keyboard

All ratings40 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Typiora Keyboard

Subscriptions1
  • Typiora Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time10
  • Unlock Custom Theme$0.99
  • 50 Coins$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
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  • Unlock Custom Effect$0.99
  • 125 Coins$1.99
  • 250 Coins$2.99
  • 400 Coins$3.99
  • 600 Coins$4.99
  • 3.000 Coins$9.99
  • 10.000 Coins$19.99
4 purchases

Cool Type Keyboard

One-time4
  • Remove advertising$1.99
  • Unlock pro styles$2.99
  • Unlock premium styles$3.99
Show 1 more
  • Unlimited custom themes$3.99

Questions

Is Typiora Keyboard free?
Typiora Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cool Type Keyboard free?
Cool Type Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Typiora Keyboard or Cool Type Keyboard?
Cool Type Keyboard is rated higher. Typiora Keyboard averages 4.4 out of 5 from 468 ratings, while Cool Type Keyboard averages 4.4 from 42 ratings.
Do Typiora Keyboard or Cool Type Keyboard have ads?
Cool Type Keyboard shows ads; Typiora Keyboard does not.
Which is updated more often, Typiora Keyboard or Cool Type Keyboard?
Typiora Keyboard ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cool Type Keyboard every 7 months. Most recently, Typiora Keyboard was updated on October 10, 2026 and Cool Type Keyboard on October 8, 2026.

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